Half of Brazilian startups prefer angel investors, according to research
According to a study by Abstartups and BR Angels, only 19,71% of startups choose to raise funds with large funds
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Inside Voltz’s e-bikes factory in the Brazilian Amazon
The startup accelerates plans to become a reference in the Brazilian electric mobility scene
Brazilian edtech WeCann Academy sees growth with medical cannabis training
Founded in 2020, the Brazilian edtech offers online courses for doctors wanting to study the use of endocannabinoid medicine
Brazil’s Food to Save raises $260K to develop “Kinder egg for grown-ups”
The company delivers safe-to-eat surplus products from markets, restaurants and bakeries, without clients knowing what’s in the bag
Brazilian unicorn VTEX lays off nearly 200 employees
The Brazilian platform, which helps retailers build their e-commerce business, confirmed 193 layoffs
Former AliExpress exec launches live commerce firm Mobocity
Focused on the increasing use of live commerce events for sales in Brazil, Mobocity company matches brands to micro-influencers
Brazilian construtech market still hot despite drop in number of companies
The proptechs and construtechs market is moving at full steam in Brazil,despite a slowdown in the number of startups in the segment
Creative courses unicorn Domestika builds new strategy to win over Brazilian users
With over 2,000 online courses in its portfolio, Domestika’s target audience is amateur and professionals in the creative field
Brazil’s Nubank reports Q1 results, focuses on B2B products
According to the neobank’s president David Vélez, the results are driven by resilient lending, despite the current macroeconomic conditions
Meet Ioasys, the innovation catalyst at the firm behind the Havaianas flip flops
The startups’s leadership discussed the integration post-acquisition and innovation at the Brazilian footwear firm
How Brazil’s Robox helps publishers turn readers into subscribers
The company created a SaaS platform for publishers to offer readers customizable packages and non-stop options to manage their subscriptions
Opinion: Sustainability is the name of 2022 VC game
* Olga Maslikhova is a VC investor, Founder & Host of The J Curve podcast Venture capital is a cyclical business. There will always be times when capital is abundant and times when it’s severely scarce. 2021 was an exceptional year for Latin America when the region was ranked as the fastest growing in the […]